MELTON

:''For other uses of the term 'Melton', see Melton (disambiguation).''

Borough of Melton
Melton ''Shown within Leicestershire''	''Leicestershire within England''
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Leicestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 103rd 481.38 km²
Admin. HQ:	Melton Mowbray
ONS code:	31UG
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Arms of Melton Borough Council Melton Borough Council http://www.melton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MP:	Alan Duncan

'Melton' is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray. Other settlements include Asfordby and Bottesford. It has a population of 46,861.
It was formed in 1974 from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural District.
==Parishes==

★ Ab Kettleby, Asfordby

★ Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile, Belvoir, Bottesford, Broughton and Old Dalby, Buckminster

★ Clawson, Hose and Harby, Croxton Kerrial and Branston,

★ Eaton

★ Freeby, Frisby and Kirby

★ Gaddesby, Garthorpe, Grimston, Saxelbye, Shoby

★ Hoby with Rotherby

★ Knossington and Cold Overton

★ Scalford, Somerby, Sproxton, Stathern

★ Twyford and Thorpe

★ Waltham, Wymondham